Notices by Richard Stallman (rms@mastodon.xyz)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/30/spain-deadly-floods-and-severe-droughts-are-two-faces-of-the-climate-change-coin

*Spain's deadly floods and droughts are two faces of the climate crisis coin. Scientists say violent weather battering Mediterranean is a harbinger of what the rest of Europe can soon expect.*

[2/2] facilities, but aside from that it should not hold back. For his enemies to restrain themselves in the hope that Putin will restrain himself is foolish ince Putin doesn't do that.

[1/2] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/17/biden-has-lifted-ban-on-ukraine-using-us-weapons-to-strike-deeper-into-russia-reports

Biden has authorized Ukraine to use long-range US missiles to attack places in Russia. He should have done this months ago. Nuclear weapons aside, Putin attacks using every weapon he has available, in whatever ways will cause harm to someone. Even including war crimes. Ukraine should not commit war crimes, and should not attack nuclear weapons and

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/14/global-plastic-production-cut-pollution-waste-un-treaty

*Global plastic production must be cut to curb pollution, study says.*

https://stallman.org/glossary.html#trump
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/13/trump-america-first-foreign-policy
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/15/donald-trump-cabinet-picks-reaction-gaetz-gabbard-kennedy-hesgeth-rubio-waltz-noem

What the fascist leader's choices for major government positions have in common is obedience to him. This is a big change from 2017. The Supreme Leader wants officials that will serve him, not their country or human rights.

[2/2] PM of Australia, is resisting pressure from Australians who want to do that. I would add one more suggestion: if you can't refuse to obey when power demands you do evil, at least refuse to disguise it. Show explicitly that you are obeying orders, not making a decision of your own.

[1/2] https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/17/how-to-survive-the-broligarchy-20-lessons-for-the-post-truth-world-donald-trump
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/17/anthony-albanese-says-kevin-rudd-will-remain-as-australia-ambassador-to-us

Advice for journalists, organizations and individuals about surviving under fascism while dragging your heels against its evil plans. In particular, don't obey demands by anticipation. For instance, Anthony Albanese, the

https://act.boldprogressives.org/survey/petition_2024_lameduck/

US citizens: call on Senator Schumer to hasten confirmation of Biden's nominated judges and regulatory officials.

[2/2] that must not be burned - such as buildings and fields of crops. how-i-fought-to-graduate-without-using-non-free-software.html gives more ideas, from a student who resisted very cleverly.

[1/2] https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/01/indigenous-cultural-burning-managed-australias-bushfires-long-before-colonisation-its-needed-now-more-than-ever-a-study-says

Australian aboriginals set fires to control the amount of shrubs, but only in some regions. In some other regions, they almost never set any fires. Controlling large fires by setting small ones worked pretty well, but one new complicating factor is that nowadays there are is a scattering of man-made things

https://act.demandprogress.org/sign/sanders-weapons-resolution-post-election/

US citizens: call on Congress to pass Bernie Sanders's resolution to block the coming arms sale to Israel.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/30/texas-woman-death-abortion-ban-miscarriage

*Texas woman died after being denied miscarriage care due to abortion ban, report finds.*

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trump-wants-robert-f-kennedy-jr-to

Robert Reich describes the damage that RFK Jr would be likely to do if he becomes Secretary of Health.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/17/robert-f-kennedy-public-health-usa-donald-trump-most-dangerous-ideas

RFK Jr. promotes anti-vaccine disinformation, touts raw milk as a supposed cure (never mind that it can give you an infection), and supports conspiracy theories that demonize medicine.

US citizens: phone Biden and urge him to do everything he can to publish the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment. Call (202)456-1111 to reach the White House.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/14/israeli-strikes-intensify-on-three-fronts-as-talks-with-hezbollah-reach-critical-stage

Palestinians in Jabaliya in northern Gaza have run out of food and water due to Israel's siege, so many of them are now forced to leave, despite the danger and hardship of that. I suppose those who are not capable of leaving will all die. This is ethnic cleansing, a grave crime.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/18/australia-accused-of-exporting-climate-destruction-on-tiny-pacific-neighbours-with-massive-gas-expansion-plans

*Australia accused of "exporting climate destruction" on tiny Pacific neighbours with massive gas expansion plans.* Australia is not alone in doing this, but every country doing this deserves condemnation in these clear terms.

[2/2] Tr...ance as the early stages of agricultural failure grow and spread will require intensified disinformation and repression.

[1/2] https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/13/grocery-prices-donald-trump-climate-crisis-olive-oil-butter-extreme-weather-cost-of-living
https://stallman.org/glossary.html#wrecker
https://stallman.org/archives/2024-sep-dec.html#5_November_2024_(donald_trump_climate_change)

*Soaring grocery prices helped the wrecker to victory. The climate crisis is only going to make this worse.* The wrecker is steadfastly determined to exacerbate the climate crisis. To keep America under the

[2/2] fans against protesters peacefully condemning Israel's violence. Maybe an emergency order was needed, but in order to serve its purpose honestly it should have been enforced only against those who engaged in violence, not against all protesters. Not surprisingly, the cops vented violence on the protesters supporting the rights of Palestinians.